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Rutger Smith

1981 - Today

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Rutger Smith (born 9 July 1981 in Groningen) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the shot put and discus throw. He is the first athlete to win medals at the World Championships in both events. He represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in 2004, 2008 and 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rutger Smith has received more than 25,698 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Rutger Smith is the 2,956th most popular athlete (down from 2,093rd in 2019), the 1,252nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,104th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Dutch Athlete.

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  • 26k

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  • 28.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rutger Smith ranks 2,956 out of 3,059Before him are Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud, Yuriy Cheban, David Storl, Max Hoff, Živilė Balčiūnaitė, and Andrew Simpson. After him are Sylvain Guillaume, Lelisa Desisa, Vadims Vasiļevskis, Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, Inga Abitova, and Susan Dunklee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Rutger Smith ranks 878Before him are Dennis Seidenberg, Sergiu Dadu, Jonny Magallón, Otto Fredrikson, Élson, and Joel Lindpere. After him are Willa Ford, Emmanuel Pappoe, Kizito Mihigo, Snorri Guðjónsson, Julio González, and Piti.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Rutger Smith ranks 1,252 out of 1,427Before him are Koen de Kort (1982), S10 (2000), Karsten Kroon (1976), Ömer Bayram (1991), Oliver Heldens (1995), and Thomas Lam (1993). After him are Sidney Samson (1981), Sanne Wevers (1991), Perr Schuurs (1999), Aleister Black (1985), Raemon Sluiter (1978), and Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (1989).

Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Rutger Smith ranks 36Before him are Anouk Vetter (1993), Marit van Eupen (1969), Deborah Gravenstijn (1974), Thomas Krol (1992), Henk Grol (1985), and Nicolien Sauerbreij (1979). After him are Sjinkie Knegt (1989), Elisabeth Willeboordse (1978), Ellen Hoog (1986), Rens Blom (1977), Maartje Paumen (1985), and Maikel van der Vleuten (1988).